No. 10 Baseball Tames Tigers, 7-2, to Claim Fourth Straight SEC Series

BATON ROUGE – No. 10 Texas A&M secured its fourth consecutive SEC series win, topping LSU, 7-2, Saturday afternoon from Alex Box Stadium.
 
Offensively, the Aggies (30-7, 11-5) belted 10 hits and drew five walks. Each hitter in the starting lineup reached base safely for the second consecutive game.
 
Aiden Sims (7-0) logged his fourth quality start of the season and secured his fourth win in conference play after dealing 7.0 innings of two-run ball. The righty struck out six and suffered just three hits and two walks. Clayton Freshcorn closed the last 2.0 innings in scoreless fashion, striking out a pair.
 
Texas A&M claimed the early lead in the second inning on a Jorian Wilson RBI single. Bear Harrison lined a two-run homer 368 feet to left field, leaving the bat at 109 miles per hour. The Tigers (23-17, 6-11) spotted a run in the bottom half with a solo homer to make it a 3-1 game.
 
Gavin Grahovac led off the third inning with a long ball to left field. Caden Sorrell and Chris Hacopian followed with consecutive hits and Jake Duer brought a run home with a sacrifice fly. The Maroon & White scratched another run across in the fifth inning on a Hacopian sacrifice fly to take a 6-1 advantage.
 
LSU added a run in the bottom of the fifth, but the Aggies matched the score in the sixth inning on a Grahovac RBI single, sealing the final score at 7-2.
 
TOP PLAYERS
Aiden Sims: W (7-0), 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Gavin Grahovac: 2-for-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR
Jake Duer: 2-for-4, 1 RBI
Bear Harrison: 1-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 1 BB
 
SCORING SUMMARY
T2 | Nico Partida reached on an infield single, later advancing on a wild pitch. Wilson lined a single through the left side to plate the run. Harrison drilled a home run to left field to extend the Aggies' advantage. A&M 3, LSU 0.
 
B2 | Steven Milam led off with a solo homer. A&M 3, LSU 1.
 
T3 | Grahovac shot a solo shot to left field. Sorrell singled to center field, followed by a Hacopian double down the left field line to put both runners in scoring position. Duer plated Sorrell with a sacrifice fly to center field. A&M 5, LSU 1.
 
T5 | Sorrell doubled down the left field line, advancing to third on a wild pitch. Hacopian brought the run home on a sacrifice fly. A&M 6, LSU 1.
 
B5 | Mason Braun walked, followed by an Omar Serna Jr. single through the right side. Tanner Reaves reached on a fielder's choice that put Serna out at second but moved Braun to third. Chris Stanfield plated a run on a fielder's choice. A&M 6, LSU 2.
 
T6 | Wilson, Harrison and Boston Kellner each walked to load the bases. Grahovac singled through the left side to tally a run. A&M 7, LSU 2.
 
GAME NOTES

• Grahovac logged his team-best 18^th multi-hit performance and has multiple hits in each of his last five games.
• The Orange, California, native extended his hitting streak to 12 games and his on-base streak to 13 games. The righty has reached base safely in every conference game and has multiple hits in 10 SEC games.
• Grahovac has homered in consecutive games for the third time this season.
• Sorrell extended his on-base streak to 31 games and has reached base safely in all 16 SEC contests.
• Sims logged his fourth quality start of the season and matched a career high with 7.0 innings pitched.
• Partida extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Duer logged his 17^th multi-hit performance of the season and extended his on-base streak to 20 games, reaching safely in each of the last 11 SEC contests.
• Harrison has reached base safely in 12 straight games.
• Texas A&M recorded its 30^th win of the season, matching last year's total.
• Saturday's contest marked the 68^th meeting all-time between the clubs. With the win, the Aggies lead the series 36-31-1.

UP NEXT
No. 10 Texas A&M goes for the series sweep over LSU Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. and will air nationally on ESPN. Fans may listen locally on 1150 AM/93.7 FM The Zone.
 
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